Jerry Lewis through the years

Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self-conscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons, has died. He was 91.
See photos of the legendary comedian and telethon host through the years.

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Comedy actor Jerry Lewis.

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From left, entertainers Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

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Jerry Lewis with Dean Martin during the World Middleweight Championship of 1953.

Pittsburgh Pirates first basemen Dick Stuart, left, and Jim Marshall, right, pal around with Jerry Lewis before the start of the Pittsburgh-Houston game at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pa., on July 13, 1962.

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Comedian Jerry Lewis appears in a scene from the 1963 film "The Nutty Professor."

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Comedian and film star Jerry Lewis poses on April 22, 1971, with a model of the Jerry Lewis Cinema.

In this March 16, 2006, photo, Jerry Lewis smiles during an award ceremony at the Culture Ministry in Paris.

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Jerry Lewis jokes with Abby Umali, 9, the Muscular Dystrophy Associations national goodwill ambassador, during the 43rd annual MDA Labor Day telethon at the South Point hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008.

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Entertainer Jerry Lewis speaks during the 44th annual Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the South Point Hotel & Casino Sept. 7, 2009, in Las Vegas.

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Jerry Lewis attends his 86th birthday celebration after party at New York Friars Club on March 16, 2012.

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Jerry Lewis poses for a portrait during an interview at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on April 12, 2014.

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Director Martin Scorsese and comedian Jerry Lewis attend "The King of Comedy" closing night screening gala during the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2013, in New York City.

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Jerry Lewis poses with his wife, SanDee Pitnick, and daughter Danielle at his Walk of Fame hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on April 12, 2014.

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Comedic actor-filmmaker Jerry Lewis died in Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. He was 91.